Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Aug 2020

“no amount of extra vitamins makes sugary vegetable oil healthy for you.” — Oatly: The New Coke

The article is likely a bit of an outrage generator itself. What about other oat milks? Nut milks also have high environmental impact, what else is out there?

Aug 2020

Craigstarter - open source crowdfunding tool for Shopify

Craigstarter on Github A free to use / edit / extend crowdfunding tool for Shopify with multiple goals and variants as ...
Aug 2020

Public vs Common Goods in Open Source, responding to @tobie

Responding to @Tobie’s thread on examining open source as a commons. In the context of digital abundance, the open sourc...
Aug 2020

Went for an afternoon bike ride and ended up at Banana Grove Market on 22nd for the first time.

A mashup of an Italian deli and an Asian grocery in a really excellent way.

Aug 2020

Checked in at Resurrection Distillery.

Catch Weight fish & chips plus distillery cocktails.

Aug 2020

Ok shiny happy #pickling people, here’s some fermented rhubarb getting started, with orange peels and cardamom.

Aug 2020

Back to important #pickling content. Lacto fermenting some tomatoes with garlic and some fresh green peppercorns.

Aug 2020

I like this future where I can be emailing my local grocer and they’re asking if I want 6lbs of heirloom plum tomatoes delivered. Yes, obviously!

Plum tomatoes
Aug 2020

The Changli is a $1200USD electric car that you can order from Alibaba. Jalopnik bought it and road tested it in the US.

I kind of want to do a bulk order to Vancouver…

Aug 2020

Developer community chat tools: @swyx points out Slack ⬇️ and Discord ⬆️

Slack is Fumbling Developers and the Rise of Developer Discords by @swyx Slack’s revenue is firmly linked to enterprise,...
Aug 2020

Digital Abundance and creator compensation

Kyle Mitchell writes The Truth is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free as commentary to Nathan J. Robinson’s editor’s note in...
Aug 2020

Last BC Day at Millers Landing

My parents have sold their house on #bowenisland. They move out in October, after 41 years living there. This also means...
Aug 2020

Checked in at Tell Your Friends Cafe.

Another #bowenisland happening spot, my first time visiting in person.

Aug 2020

Brought the charcoal BBQ over to Bowen. Beets, zucchini rounds, pork, Orbaek bratwurst, and some beef.

Aug 2020

Checked in at Orbaek

New food option on #bowenisland. Rice bowls with great pickled veggies, plus house made meats.

Jul 2020

Checked in at Skipper Otto.

A #biking pickup of #SkipperOtto fresh mussels.

Jul 2020

Checking in at Jericho Beach.

#biking to Jericho. A beautiful evening in the sun.

Jul 2020

Went for a walk after dinner. The blackberries are starting to ripen!

Jul 2020

This is basically a pickle / fermentation appreciation account now. Bought this kit at Welk’s today, plus two more lids & springs.

Jul 2020

New podcast: Value in Open, about doing #opensource for a living:

Any open source value creator is deserving of a fair share of the profits that their work generates for others. But figuring out reasonable ways to “collect” without running afoul of deeply rooted open source principles is an incredible challenge. – @erlend_sh

Jul 2020

Checked in at Best Food’s Grocery.

Corner store popsicles while #biking — and a really great #mural by Jenn Brisson.

Jul 2020

At the #Fission office

Jul 2020

Checked in at Hime.

Take out from the #sushi #restaurant that’s close to the office.

Jul 2020

Checked in at Kissa Tanto. Always order the pickle plate. Look how perfect this is, and so tasty.

Jul 2020

I’ve really enjoyed Martha Wells’ MURDERBOT books. On special today.